Arming campus police earns guarded support at Iowa universities
Editorial notes that arming public university police in Iowa has not led to increased danger. Since the Regents approved the policy nineteen months ago officers have drawn weapons six times at the University of Iowa, while Iowa State and Northern Iowa have not fired. Training and restraint are praised as campus safety improves.
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Readers debate health care reform and public option
Readers question how savings would arise under reform and how effectiveness would be measured. They argue a government run system would be a nightmare and urge support for free private sector solutions and Medicare Medicaid cleanup.
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Embarrassment deepens over SC racist remark by DePass
Rusty DePass, a former Elections Commission chair, faced swift fallout after joking that a gorilla could be an ancestor of Michelle Obama. He apologized multiple times, lost a business, and drew condemnations from both parties as critics call for more honest race dialogue in South Carolina.
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Community banks offer small loans as payday alternative
In Des Moines Bankers Trust and Citizens for Community Improvement launched 40 small loans to low and mid income borrowers with bad credit. More than 600 callers sought information, with 100 applicants budgeting under guidance. Loans totaled 50000 at 12 percent for one to three years, versus payday cycles at 300 percent annual.
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